Colorizing a grayscale image

In the last movie, I showed you how you can replace color in an image.…In this movie I would like to show you how you can actually apply color to an image.…So what I would like to do is double-click on the Chapter 6 folder here in Bridge, and then we will double-click…on the colorizing grayscale folder because that is exactly what we were going to do.…We are going to select this gray landscape.TIF image, double-click it and open it up in Photoshop CS3.…OK, so first thing I would like to do, I am going to close up these palettes here…in order to make a little bit more room on my screen.…

Focus in our image. I am going to display the Layers palette and what I would…like to do first is make a selection of our sky.…Now one quick and easy way to do that is to use of course the Quick Selection tool.…So we are going to access the Quick Selection tool and with a pretty large brush, I am actually going to increase the size…of the brush by pressing the right bracket key several times, get a really nice big brush here,…

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4/15/2008

In Photoshop CS3 for Designers, instructor Ted LoCascio teaches graphic designers how to effectively use Photoshop for image manipulation and processing. He covers how to incorporate raw images into design workflows, use tools for special effects and retouching, integrate Photoshop with other Adobe applications, and save images for print. Photoshop CS3 for Designers guides graphics professionals through every step of the production workflow. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

Setting up the workspace
Understanding resolution
Using the selection tools
Working with brushes
Applying, replacing, and removing color
Combining layers
Making tonal and color corrections
Using layer styles and filter effects
Reducing noise and sharpening
Using automation features